Sen. Dan Coats (R-IN) (fourth from left), who sits on both the Appropriations and the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committees, met this week with ACEC/Indiana leaders at the Parsons Brinckerhoff offices in Indianapolis. Also pictured (left to right): Marlin "Mak" Knowles, HWC Engineering; Phil Beer, USI Consultants; Cheryl Cunningham, PCS Engineers; Shelby Swango, Parsons Brinckerhoff; Hans Peterson, Clark Dietz; Rick Olson, Earth Exploration; and Scott Hornsby, CHA.